Category: Domain names

The .eu Web Awards is an online competition, launched in 2014 by EURID, the .eu registry, which rewards the best websites in the .eu, .ею or .ευ extensions, divided into 5 categories:
Leaders
Rising stars
Laurels
House of .eu
Better world
It is possible to apply until 05 August 2020 and the participation is free of charge: https://webawards.eurid.eu/
Once your candidature has been validated, it’s up to the public to vote! The 3 websites under each category that have won the most votes wi... Read More

The news came on 30 April through a press release from the ICANN Board announcing that it had taken the decision to reject the sale of Public Interest Registry (PIR), the .ORG registry, to the private equity firm Ethos Capital.
For reminder, at the end of 2019, the announcement of the sale of the .ORG registry to Ethos Capital created a real debate and caused several concerns from NGOs, such as the increase of .ORG prices and the implementation of rights protection policies that could lead to a ... Read More

Comparative analysis of the famous Top Level Domains (.com, .fr…)
The crux of the war for high-visibility websites is the download time. As a natural referencing factor admitted by Google, this download time can be significantly impacted during DNS resolution. If it is necessary to rely on a first-class DNS infrastructure, the choice of the extension associated with a domain name is important. Indeed, not all registries perform equally well in terms of DNS, not to say that some have disapp... Read More

As a registrar, Nameshield has an accurate view of the typology of abandoned domain names and domain names kept by their holders when they clean up their portfolio.
As in all sectors of activity, phenomena that could be said to be “trendy” can even be seen in cybersquatting and therefore in domain names that are abandoned or maintained.
Let’s take the example of typosquatting, there was a time when it was essential to register domain names that included your trademark with as m... Read More

A few months ago, in previous articles, we mentioned the sale by Internet Society of Public Interest Registry (PIR), the .ORG registry, to Ethos Capital, a private equity firm.
The .ORG is the reference extension for non-profit organizations and the .ORG registry represents more than 10.5 million domains. For reminder, the announcement of the sale of the registry caused several concerns in the NGO community.
In front of these many complaints, ICANN had already postponed the approval of the .ORG ... Read More

“Domainers” are always a step ahead when it comes to taking advantage of a good or bad situation. For example, some will anticipate elections by registering the names of political figures, others by taking advantage of a sport or cultural event. Consequently, regarding domain names, there will be opportunities for speculative registrations.
In the case of “COVID19.com“, it seems clear that at the time of this domain name registration on February 11, 2020, the holder obviously wants t... Read More

Since last Thursday, the South African government has imposed to all websites using domain names in .ZA to propose a link that redirects towards the official Covid-19 information website implemented by the government: www.sacoronavirus.co.za
This new rule applies to all .ZA websites, regardless of their content.
The two other extensions managed by ZADNA registry, JOBURG and .CAPETOWN are also affected by this rule.
In the same logic, the registry also invites Internet services providers to bloc... Read More

At the end of 2019, the announcement of the .org registry’s sale, Public Interest Registry (PIR) by Internet Society to Ethos Capital, a private equity firm, created a debate, which was also the subject of a previous article on this blog.
For reminder, this announcement caused several concerns from NGOs, such as the increase of .ORG prices and the implementation of rights protection policies that could lead to a form of censorship, as is already the practice in some countries. These fears led El... Read More

Following the announcement on Sunday February
16, of Agnès Buzyn’s candidacy to Paris municipal elections, several political journalists
discovered on Monday that the domain name buzyn2020.fr was registered but
redirected towards “Paris en commun”,
the campaign website of another candidate, Anne Hidalgo.
Several other names were registered on Sunday
night, also redirecting towards Paris en
commun’s homepage like buzyn2020.paris, agnesbuzyn2020.fr and
agnesbuzyn2020.com.
If several of these names... Read More